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Tanka Rules
- A tanka must be exactly 5 lines.
- The lines must follow the 5-7-5-7-7 format:
- The first & third lines must have 5 syllables.
- All other lines must have 7 syllables.
- A tanka usually expresses a mood, thought, or feeling.
- It is usually written about nature.
- A tanka does not have to rhyme.
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Examples
Weather Tanka
It's getting colder
One blink and winter is here
But I feel so warm
Warmer then I've ever felt
I'm passionately in love
Dear Haiku
Haiku, dear haiku
in the summer I write you
While the sun shines bright
and by the ocean I sit
Just kidding, it's a tanka